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The Dragon's Child
A Story of Angel Island
By Yep, Laurence & Yep, Kathleen & Dr, Kathleen S. Yep
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06027-692-8
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2008.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2008
Gr 3-6 Based on conversations with his father and hundreds of pages of family interviews from the archives at Angel Island, Yep's story tells of his father's trip to America. In 1922, 10-year-old Gim Lew Yep is horrified to learn that he is to accompany his father when he returns and must prepare for the interview at Angel Island, an intensive examination about the minute details of his village and family in China. A nervous child, Gim always forgets to use his right hand instead of his left, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
With Kathleen S. Yep. In 1922, a young boy leaves China for California, accompanied by his American-born Chinese father whom he scarcely knows. Upon arrival, the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
